Tihendre

Tihendre is a fictional geographic feature described in the worldbuilding corpus known as the Therin Archive. It refers to a broad highland plateau that interrupts the eastern foothills of the Valorn Range, at roughly 1,900 to 2,200 meters above sea level.

The name Tihendre is reconstructed from the Old language Tihendra, with ti- meaning high and hendre meaning plateau.

The plateau consists of layered basalt and andesite, with ancient glacial deposits and two major escarpments that separate it from surrounding valleys. The climate is cool and windy, with short summers and persistent cloud cover, producing mossy ledges and tundra-like vegetation.

The region hosts endemic species such as the Tihendre pine (Pinus tihendrica) and alpine mosses, with animal life including the snow hare and a raptor known as the cloud falcon.

Archaeological remains indicate small highland settlements and ritual cairns. In contemporary fiction, tihendre functions as a symbol of endurance, appearing in maps, poetry, and travelogues within the Therin Archive.